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Well I finally got the tranny adjusted up and road tested her....wow all the work paid off she runs like a whole new beast! Only thing I noticed at idle after getting hot and running awhile she wanted to stall. I am guessing with it at idle and the extreme heat the fuel maybe vaporizing. Any ideas on how to get the eng compart a little cooler. Not that I plan on letting her idle for long periods of time. Also I adjusted the tranny per Lokar instruction and with the little block on the cable at the throttle I set it to about 33-34psi. At this setting she shifted good put a tad early and the passin gear took a bit to to kick in. Now if I set the press closer to 32-33 how would it change the shifting? Thx again for all the help guys!!!!

Also would it be out of the norm to run a gauge to the tranny permanently to keep an eye on the pressure??

06-29-2012 05:05 PM

acehogg69

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Originally Posted by Irelands child

The single spring is weak so they use a double. There are better return spring arrangements but you do need their bracket or make up one at least similar. I have the throttle, kickdown and cruise on the same bracket with some mods and use their spring, but am using a C4 instead of an AOD

That's a nice looking engine installation - those valve covers, but fully polished would look nice on my '31 but will not clear the roller rockers so they sit on a shelf

Yeah I was speaking of the one on the tranny, I have heard it's lacking.

06-29-2012 10:10 AM

Irelands child

Quote:

Originally Posted by acehogg69

Thanks for all the info and help. I have read the return spring on the Lokar kit is week I made a bracket but I need to get a smaller sring to make an assist return spring for it.

The single spring is weak so they use a double. There are better return spring arrangements but you do need their bracket or make up one at least similar. I have the throttle, kickdown and cruise on the same bracket with some mods and use their spring, but am using a C4 instead of an AOD

That's a nice looking engine installation - those valve covers, but fully polished would look nice on my '31 but will not clear the roller rockers so they sit on a shelf

06-29-2012 09:04 AM

acehogg69

Thanks for all the info and help. I have read the return spring on the Lokar kit is week I made a bracket but I need to get a smaller sring to make an assist return spring for it.

06-29-2012 08:36 AM

Irelands child

Quote:

Originally Posted by acehogg69

Well she is running. Got the timing set at just over 10BTC and got the idle screw set. Sounds great! All I got left is to finish up the fuel lines and adjust the AOD. Anyone ever done this is it tricky at all? I got the gauge Lokar suggests.

Set it exactly how Lokar AND Ford recommend. If TV is wrong, the transmission can be toast real quick. As far as tricky, no.

Well she is running. Got the timing set at just over 10BTC and got the idle screw set. Sounds great! All I got left is to finish up the fuel lines and adjust the AOD. Anyone ever done this is it tricky at all? I got the gauge Lokar suggests.

06-27-2012 03:09 PM

acehogg69

Well gents I figured out what the issue was, after I pulled the intake I cleaned the block up and then went to clean the intake when I rolled it over low and behold on the backside just below the carb was an unplugged port for the brake booster! I think that would cause alot of problems....lol. I am gonna put it back together tomorrow. Thanks for all the help guys.

06-26-2012 11:53 AM

Irelands child

OKaaaaay - RTV is fine when used sparingly and if I recall, that goo only needs to be put around the water ports. Gaskacinch - nothing more then a good grade of flammable contact cement. Detractors can argue that point - I've done a low end test with the two.

Use a good high temp RTV in place of those manifold to block end seals.

Unless you have changed out timing gears and chain, you should be fine - unless they have many, many miles and 'jumped' a tooth or so. Then you need this gasket set - FEL-PRO Part # TCS45449 along with a decent timing gear and chain set - I recommend Summit as they have a huge collection of Ford parts while Jeg's, IMO, sucks for anything but Chebbie.

You will need a harmonic balancer puller to check the chain and gears - Advance or Auto Zone as well as others have loaners. DO NOT use any other method. It can get really expensive.

Dave W

06-26-2012 09:17 AM

acehogg69

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Originally Posted by acehogg69

I am gonna step back for the day, finally get some sleep. I am gonna order a new set of intake gaskets etc and pull her apart tomorrow and god helping get it running. I do appreciate all the help guys!

wow Eddie cust support......when I put the intake gaskets on it said to use the gasgacinch around the water ports. I dropped a decent bead of good ole rtv

06-26-2012 08:52 AM

acehogg69

I am gonna step back for the day, finally get some sleep. I am gonna order a new set of intake gaskets etc and pull her apart tomorrow and god helping get it running. I do appreciate all the help guys!

06-26-2012 07:31 AM

acehogg69

I am convinced I have a vacuum leak. I am really thinking I might pull the intake and start from scratch. I was looking at Jegs for gaskets and I seen I few different ones that had different port measurements, maybe I have a mismatched set of gaskets? Dave and Al you mention cam timing, that's done off the timing chain? And yes the back port/for the brake booster is plugged. All vac lines are new.

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